Karaganda WWTP Modernisation

approved

Provision of a sovereign-guaranteed loan of up to KZT 50.3 billion (equivalent EUR 100.6 million) (the “Loan”) for the benefit of the Karaganda Su (the “Company”), a municipal company providing water supply and sewage services in Karaganda City (the “City”), for major modernisation of the wastewater treatment plant (“WWTP”) and associated infrastructure (the “Project”). The Loan will be used to finance the following Project’s Priority Investment Programme (the “PIP”): (i) construction of a new WWTP with the capacity of 500,000 population equivalent (P.E.), including modernisation of a sewage pumping station; and (ii) construction of sludge treatment facilities, including anaerobic digestion unit and facility to produce heat and electricity from biogas generated by the anaerobic digestion. The Project will be implemented in line with the national and EU standards for urban wastewater treatment, EU requirements for sewage sludge management, EU BAT for such facilities and EU taxonomy requirements. Once implemented, the project will also lead to a reduced level of odour. The following documents are available in English, Kazakh and Russian for this project: 1. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (“ESIA”), including Environmental and Social Management Plan (“ESMP”); 2. Non-Technical Summary (“NTS”); 3. Stakeholder Engagement Plan (“SEP”); 4. Environmental and Social Action Plan (“ESAP”). Download ZIP file of ESIA package in English Download ZIP file of ESIA package in Kazakh Download ZIP file of ESIA package in Russian Post-disclosure Public Consultation Report (PCR) December 2024: Full ESIA documentation is available locally at: 1) Karaganda Su, Privokzalnaya Ave. 5, BIN 931240000052, Karaganda City, Kazakhstan; 2) EBRD Resident Office in Astana, 2 Dostyk Street, SAAD Business Center, 10th floor, Astana City, Kazakhstan, +7 (7172) 554246; and Client website In English: https://www.kar-su.kz/en/cooperation-ebrd In Kazakh: https://www.kar-su.kz/kk/ekdb-men-yntymaktastyk In Russian: https://www.kar-su.kz/ru/sotrudnichestvo-s-ebrr Enquiries Environmental or social enquiries Ms. Shadyar Satbaevna Zhunusova, Head of Project Development and Support Department, Karaganda Su Tel.: +7 7212 561914, internal number 1107 E-mail: Info@kar-su.kz General enquiries Karaganda Su, Privokzalnaya Ave. 5, Karaganda City, Kazakhstan Tel.: +7 7212 561914 E-mail: Info@kar-su.kz Website: https://kar-su.kz/ru